Hot Dreams

Hot Dreams
Studio album by Timber Timbre
Released	March 31, 2014
Genre	Folk, country blues, freak folk, psychedelic folk
Length	43:04
Label	Arts & Crafts
Timber Timbre chronology
Creep On Creepin' On (2011) Hot Dreams (2014)

Hot Dreams is the fifth studio album by Canadian band Timber Timbre, released on March 31, 2014^[1] on Arts & Crafts.^[2] The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.^[3]

Production

Kirk left Ontario for Los Angeles to write the album and was inspired by his surroundings in the Laurel Canyon.^[4] Not writing alone anymore like on previous albums, the group focused more on a rock and roll trajectory with the new album, also making heavy use of vintage synthesizers and the mellotron.^[5][6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[7]
NME	(8/10)[8]
PopMatters	(8/10)[9]
Drowned in Sound	(7/10)[10]
Spectrum Culture	(4/5)[11]

Hot Dreams was released to mostly positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable" reception.^[12]

Track listing

1. "Beat the Drum Slowly" – 5:29
2. "Hot Dreams" – 4:53
3. "Curtains!?" – 3:44
4. "Bring Me Simple Men" – 3:50
5. "Resurrection Drive, Part II" – 2:11
6. "Grand Canyon" – 4:38
7. "This Low Commotion" – 5:06
8. "The New Tomorrow" – 4:04
9. "Run From Me" – 4:17
10. "The Three Sisters" – 4:51

Personnel

• Taylor Kirk – drums, farfisa organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, layout, mellotron, novachord, hammond organ, percussion, piano, theremin, vocals, producer
• Simon Trottier – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, marxophone, mellotron, percussion, tubular bells, vocals, engineer, producer
• Mathieu Charbonneau – farfisa organ, harpsichord, mellotron, novachord, piano, vox continental, wurlitzer
• Olivier Farfield – drums, fender rhodes, electric guitar, hammond organ, synthesizer, tape machine, engineer
• Colin Stetson – baritone sax, bass sax, c-melody sax
• Mika Posen – strings, vocals
• Simone Schmidt – vocals
• Mark Lawson – synthesizer drums, mixing
• Romy Lightman – vocals

References

1. Heather Phares, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dream". Allmusic, March 31, 2014.
2. Stephen Thompson, "First Listen: Timber Timbre, 'Hot Dreams'," NPR, March 23, 2014.
3. "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list". CTV News, July 15, 2014.
4. "Timber Timbre’s Taylor Kirk used to being uncomfortable". The Georgia Straight, June 4, 2014.
5. "Timber Timbre still spooky, now sultry". Toronto Star, May 23, 2014.
6. "Timber Timbre, Hot Dreams". Exclaim!, March 28, 2014.
7. Jon Dennis, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams review – surprises and delights on this smoky, Lynchian treat". The Guardian, March 27, 2014.
8. Cian Traynor, "Timber Timbre - 'Hot Dreams'". NME, March 28, 2014.
9. Zachary Houle, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". Pop Matters, May 9, 2014.
10. Giuseppe Zevolli, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". Drowned in Sound, March 28, 2014.
11. Josh Goller, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". Spectrum Culture, April 7, 2014.
12. "Hot Dreams by Timber Timbre". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2016.